The Two Superpowers Flashcards
(19 cards)
When and where did the USA drop atom bombs?
August 1945, Japan- Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When and where did the USA drop atom bombs?
August 1945, Japan- Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Did the USA tell the USSR about their atom bombs?
No, they never mentioned it but soviet spies had passed on many details
What did the atomic bomb lead to between the USA and USSR?
The arms race
Between 1945-1948 what countries did Stalin install a pro-Soviet ‘puppet’ government?
Poland,Hungary,Romania,Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia
What country was the exception to soviet domination?
Yugoslavia
What was the name for the counties under the influence of USSR control?
Satellite states
What year did the USSR get its own nuclear weapons?
1949
What was the iron curtain?
a political, military, and ideological barrier that separated Western Europe from the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern Europe. -Winston Churchill mentioned it in a speech in 1946
When was the Long Telegram?
February 1946
What was in the Long Telegram ?
-Issued to Truman about USSR
-Said Stalin had given speech in favour of destruction of capitalism
-USSR trying to weaken and divide Western powers
When was the Novikov Telegram?
September 1946
What was in the Novikov Telegram?
-issued to Stalin about USA
-claimed USA was pursuing world supremacy
-warned USA was trying to limit the influence of USSR in Europe
What was the Truman Doctrine ?
The USA’s pledge to support any nation threatened by communism. Announced March 1947
What was the Truman Doctrine ?
The USA’s pledge to support any nation threatened by communism
What was the Marshall Plan?
$17 billion of aid to European countries to help rebuild their economies. Announced June 1947
What was the USSR’s reaction to the Marshall Plan?
Cominform 1947
What was the Cominform?
Set up in 1947. Brought together all European communist parties put them under USSR control
What was The Comecon?
Established 1948. Countered the Marshall Plan by nationalising industries, collectivising agriculture and offering economic aid
